Football: Starting from being abandoned by Barcelona

Guardiola walked around the sidelines anxiously, constantly giving instructions to the field.

"David, you need to retreat more and help the defense! De Bruyne, you need to speed up the pace and organize the attack!"

But no matter how Guardiola adjusted the tactics, Manchester City's performance did not seem to improve significantly.

Everton still took the initiative on the field, and they continued to create threats in front of Manchester City's penalty area.

Seeing the team's poor performance, Guardiola's anger grew.

If the situation cannot be reversed as soon as possible, Manchester City is likely to suffer a defeat at home.

"Li Lei!" Guardiola suddenly shouted to the field, "You need to support the attack more! We need your breakthrough and creativity!"

Hearing the instructions of the head coach, Li Lei nodded, and then he began to participate more in Manchester City's offense.

He continued to create breakthroughs on the right, putting pressure on Everton's defense.

But Oviedo's defense was still very tight, and Li Lei had difficulty finding a breakthrough for a while.

The game time passed by minute by minute, and Manchester City still failed to score again.

The score of 1:1 remained until the halftime break. Manchester City players walked into the locker room dejectedly, and Guardiola was waiting for them there.

His face was still very gloomy, and he was obviously very dissatisfied with the team's performance in the first half.

"Gentlemen, is this your performance?" Guardiola said straight to the point.

"We are at home, facing an opponent who is not stronger than us, but we play like this?"

There was silence in the locker room, no one dared to speak, and everyone knew that their performance in the first half was indeed disappointing.

"We completely lost control in the midfield," Guardiola continued.

"We gave them too much space to let them pass the ball at will in our half."

"This is our home court, gentlemen! How can we allow this to happen?"

Guardiola's eyes swept over every player and finally fell on Li Lei.

"Li, you are our most important weapon on the offensive end, but your performance in the first half was not satisfactory."

"I need you to give me more and give the team more in the second half."

Li Lei nodded, he knew that the coach was right.

In the first half, he tried to break through several times, but was successfully blocked by Oviedo. He needed to find a new breakthrough point in the second half.

"In the second half, we have to change tactics," Guardiola said.

"We have to strengthen the control of the midfield and can no longer let them pass the ball easily in our half. Fernandinho, Kevin, you have to intercept more and disrupt their rhythm more."

"Defense line, you have to be more compact," Guardiola continued.

"Don't give Lukaku any chance. If necessary, you have to use your body to block him and interfere with him."

"We can't let them break through our defense easily anymore."

The defenders also expressed their understanding that if they want to win the game, they must firmly control Lukaku.

"On the offensive end, we need to make more use of the two flanks," Guardiola pointed out. "Sterling, Li, you need to create more opportunities for Li Lei."

"Aguero, you need to run more and find more space. I believe that as long as you are given the opportunity, you will definitely score again."

"Gentlemen, remember, this is our home court," Guardiola said angrily.

"We can't lose at home. In the second half, I want to see a completely different Manchester City, a Manchester City full of fighting spirit and passion."

"I want to see you try your best on the court and fight for victory! Now, let's fight for Manchester City together!"

"Fight for Manchester City!" A neat slogan rang out in the locker room.

The flame of fighting spirit burned in everyone's eyes. In the second half, they must give a satisfactory answer on the court.

The atmosphere in Everton's locker room was relatively relaxed. The players were smiling and they were proud of their performance in the first half.

Martinez stood in the middle of the locker room with a smile on his face, but the game was not over yet, and the battle in the second half had just begun.

"Gentlemen, the performance in the first half was very good," Martinez said.

"We controlled the rhythm of the game, we created many opportunities on the offensive end, and Barkley's goal was simply beautiful."

The players nodded one after another, and their smiles became brighter.

"But we can't be satisfied with this," Martinez's tone became serious.

"Manchester City is a strong team, they will not give up easily, they will definitely strengthen their offense in the second half to try to equalize the score, we must be ready to meet their impact."

BallThe players' expressions also became serious. They knew that what the head coach said was right. Manchester City's counterattack was a challenge they had to face.

"In the second half, we have to continue to control the midfield," Martinez said.

"Barkley, you have to continue to use your creativity to cause trouble for Manchester City's defense, but at the same time you have to pay attention to defense and not give the opponent any chance."

"Lukaku, your performance is also very good," Martinez looked at the big center forward, "You have caused a lot of trouble for Manchester City's defenders on the offensive end."

"In the second half, I need you to continue to do this and use your physical advantage to tear open their defense."

"Defense line, you have to be especially careful of Li Lei," Martinez emphasized.

"He is Manchester City's most dangerous offensive weapon, Oviedo, you have to keep an eye on him and don't give him any chance."

"If necessary, you can use some small moves appropriately to disrupt his rhythm."

"Gentlemen, remember, we are leading now," Martinez encouraged.

"But the game is not over yet. In the second half, we must continue to stay focused and keep fighting. We must use our performance to conquer Etihad and Manchester City! Now, let's fight for victory together!"

"Fight for victory!" A tsunami-like shout rang out in the locker room, and everyone's heart was burning with the desire for victory.

The players were ready to go back to the field. The second half would be a tough battle, but they were confident that they could beat Manchester City and win this victory.

Martinez took a deep breath. He knew that this might be the most important 45 minutes in his coaching career. He had to lead the team to complete this great victory.

The game would soon start again. Everton was preparing to defend their lead, while Manchester City was ready to launch their general attack.

The battle in the second half was about to start, and the balance of victory was subtly swinging between the two teams.

Everything will be revealed in the next 45 minutes!